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F. W. De Klerk

Frederik Willem De Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994.

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Statements about F. W. De Klerk

Sex or Gender

Male

Award Received

11 items
Nobel Peace Prize
(1993)
Together With
:
Nelson Mandela
Award Rationale
: for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa
Award Rationale
: for arbeidet med å få til en fredelig avslutning av apartheid-regimet, og skape et fundament for et nytt, demokratisk Sør-Afrika
Point in Time
: 1993
Prize Money
: 3,350,000 Swedish krona
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
(1991)
Together With
:
Nelson Mandela
Subject Has Role
:
First Winner
Point in Time
: 1991
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
(1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
Philadelphia Liberty Medal
James Joyce Awards
Honorary Doctorate of Haifa University
Gold Order of Mapungubwe
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
(1993)
Together With
:
Nelson Mandela
Point in Time
: 1993
Order of Good Hope
Order of Mapungubwe
Princess of Asturias Awards

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Place of Birth

Johannesburg
Country
:
Union of South Africa
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Transvaal Province

Date of Birth

3/18/1936
1936

Member of Political Party

National Party
(1972 - 1997)
Start Time
: 1972
End Time
: 1997
National Party
(1997 - 2004)
Start Time
: 1997
End Time
: 2004

Educated At

Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
North-West University
Goodenough College

Country of Citizenship

South Africa

Instance Of

Human

Position Held

State President of South Africa
(8/15/1989 - 5/10/1994)
Replaces
:
P. W. Botha
Replaced By
:
Nelson Mandela
Series Ordinal
:7
Start Time
: 8/15/1989
End Time
: 5/10/1994
Deputy President of South Africa
(5/10/1994 - 6/30/1996)
Replaces
:
Alwyn Schlebusch
Replaced By
:
Thabo Mbeki
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 5/10/1994
End Time
: 6/30/1996
Minister of Education
(9/17/1984 - 8/15/1989)
Replaces
:
Gerrit Viljoen
Replaced By
:
Gene Louw
Start Time
: 9/17/1984
End Time
: 8/15/1989
Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa
(1982 - 1985)
Replaces
:
Jan Christiaan Heunis
Replaced By
:
Stoffel Botha
Start Time
: 1982
End Time
: 1985
Minister of Energy
(1979 - 1982)
Replaces
:
Fanie Botha
Replaced By
:
Pietie Du Plessis
Start Time
: 1979
End Time
: 1982
Minister of Sport and Recreation
(1978 - 1979)
Replaces
:
Piet Koornhof
Replaced By
:
Gerrit Viljoen
Start Time
: 1978
End Time
: 1979
Minister of Social Development
(January 1978 - October 1978)
Replaces
:
Johannes Petrus Van Der Spuy
Replaced By
:
Schalk Van Der Merwe
Start Time
: January 1978
End Time
: October 1978

Occupation

Politician
Lawyer
Minister

Religion or Worldview

Reformed Church

Given Name

Frederik

Father

Johannes De Klerk

Commons Gallery

Frederik Willem de Klerk

Sibling

Wimpie De Klerk

Name in Native Language

Frederik Willem de Klerk

Member Of

American Philosophical Society

Family Name

De Klerk

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
Afrikaans

Described by Source

Dictionary of African Biography
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Mother

Corrie Coetzer

Date of Death

11/11/2021

Cause of Death

Mesothelioma

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Place of Death

Cape Town

Native Language

Afrikaans

Number of Children

3

Spouse

Marike De Klerk
(1959 - 1998)
Start Time
: 1959
End Time
: 1998
Elita Georgiades
(1998 - 2021)
Start Time
: 1998
End Time
: 2021

Official Website

http://fwdeklerk.org

Different From

Klaus Schneider
Criterion Used
:
Two People with the Same Date of Birth and Date of Death

Participant In

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1992
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